Cigarette case



Sept. 1 1932. HOLTZMN; 1,876,680

CIGARETTE GAS E Filed Dec. 16, 1929 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR 1.) ATTORNEY J. IHOLTZMAN Sept. 13, 1932.

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f; Thisainventioncizelatessto a: device: adapted tooacovercandim-aintain the shapei'ofa'cigarette cartn;:and 1 to -raut0ma-tically eject :cigarettes 1 ofiofz one'or two. cigarettes;- the: remaining ciga- L retteszhecomfe =1oosegand the paper's ofrthencartons; isainsufficient :tO'S- prot-ectzthe nigarettes from being broken, smashed, and generally rendered I; unsatisfactoryforiasmoki'ng .lpur- 1 p oses. i i A :mrmb er: of dewicesihavevbeenrrpro- .duced for xovercomingxthe'rahove eobg'iections -to the 2p aper i 1 carton-5 but suc litdevices ihave been :ifound' insuflicientninothat: theyltdo; not

iengaging the under side'ofcover-l9yandthe "other extremity-22 fined to the-projection? 239 70 :on ametalcasing 24:.

enabletheeasyzextraction of ani'garetterttnom 31 ;cZL1-t0 v V I i-JIli is an objectzof this-inventiomto a device to maintain the shapeof a cigarette earton, said 5 device L havingmmeans'l for autov 1 matic'ally ejectingcigarette-s1:from; the Lean ton.

i is "further l obj ect: iSlthQiPIOViSiOHiOf aedevice-adapted for use in combination :With a carton: of cigarettes i for automaticallyuqecting cigarettes therefrom.

' These and other objects:areattainedfiby"- 1 the novel: construction,'=combination and .'arrangement of parts hereinafter descrihed i szpapercarton-is remoiiecl and' 'an aperture 29 and shown in the P accoinp anyingirdrawings,

constitutingza m aterial-p'art of this disclosure 1:

" :"21Ind in'wliichz P'Fig. i1 is a sideelevationalwiew of the device' in 1 combination With a c'arton of cigr arettes. r

v 'Figi'2 is an elevational":sectionai' view' ofs 4 the 'ClBV] ce in a :closed condition.

Flgl 8 i's an elevational secfional view of v .the==dev-ic-ein an open :condition.

Fig! 411s asectionalwiew takenwn=1ine 4 01; Fig: 2.

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Fig? 6 is a side elei'fatioi-r-in seetion of a modified form 'of the device in a -cl0s'edconi a side Wall oi the acasingi to= hold; the cover 125' Fig. 5 is a sectional VieW taken on-"dine Fig; 7' is asiini'laryiew showing the mode c'oVer19'to'open: Obviously; pressure on top r-fied formLofth. dvicein an; open: condition.

Fig.8 is asectional wiewtaken on line 8+8 Fig.9; is a sectional View taken on line 9+9 Referring to Fig. 2. 01? the drawings, there is shown a Wire frame/member having V61- tical legs 10 and11'connected bythe"horizontal portion 12, the legs -10 and11 being in the form of loops and inserted hetween ee the outer paper layer 113 and the inner-paper layer 14:01 a carton containing cigarettesl5. Attached to thehorizontalwires12'ar the 1 side vi allsilfi of a metal top'l'Zg' which' has a tongue '18engaging the under sideofthereare portion of a cover 19, the latter-fleeing pivcoiled spring 20*;l1aving 'one eXt-remity'l2l Thabottom "of the casing 24} has ihing ed "thereto aeover 25. provided with aspring ton'gue 26 for resiliently gripping-an end vfall 0f the casing; -'Projectingupwardly from ithe cover 25 is a -lug'27f'which is adapted-to pass through a hole in the bottom of the paper CaItOHBIDd engage one orm'ore cigarettes in the-carton,- A -fiat spring 28 'attached tothe cover- 25 presses'against the bottomi of the-car O ton and normally urges the latterupwardly.

In operation, a portion-of thetop of -the is madein the bottom ofthe carton. The can -toniis thenzinsertedin the: casing- 2=lthrougli the :bottom thereof,athe'.-legs .10 andill' being inserted-betweenthe outer paper layer i-lfiand g the innernpaper: layer 214: oi? the cartons and .of the cartonccausesz. the tongue 18 tovengage the rear ofvthe cover 19.7and maintainithe lat- I ter in a closed condition. y

When a cigarette is desired, the top' 17 is depressed against the action of spring 28-to relieve" the' pressure of tongue 18 on cover i9 and-thecoiled'sprin'g 20 then cause's'the moo 17 will move the carton of cigarettes down wardly, but one or two of the cigarettes are maintained in a raised position by contact with the lug 27, and when the cover 19 is open, these one or two cigarettes will stand out above the rest of the cigarettes in the carton so that they'm'ay be conveniently extracted.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 6, a wire frame member has a horizontal portion 32 connecting the looped vertical legs, and

31, which are inserted between the inner paper layer 41 and the outer paper layer of a carton of cigarettes. Attached to the horizontal portion 32 are the side walls33 of a cover 34, in which is mounted a pin 35 having pivoted thereon the cover portion 38. The pin 35 is encircled by a spring having one end 36 engaging the inner surface of the cover 38, and the other end engaging the inner surface of the cover 34. The cover 38 is provided with lips 39 adapted to snap over the horizontal wires 32 to hold the cover in a closed condition.

The carton is carried in an inner casing 42 open at each end and having side walls 44 provided with protuberances 46 adapted to snap into the apertures in the side walls of the outer casing 43, the latter having a boss 47 projecting upwardly from its bottom wall.

In operation, the paper cover of the carton is removed and'an aperture is made in the bottom of the carton. The legs 30 and 31 are then inserted between the inner and outer layers of paper of the carton, after which the latter is placed in the inner casing so that the aperture in the bottom of the carton will substantially coincide with an aperture in the bottom of casing 42, the latter registering with the boss 47. When the inner casing is inserted in the outer casing 43' and the humps 46 enter the apertures 45, the cover 38 will rea main in a closed condition as there is no presa manner similar to that described in connection with the form shown in Fig. 1. These cigarettes may be readily extracted from the carton as they stand out and above the other cigarettes in the carton.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a simple device by means of which a carton of cigarettes may be uncovered and simultaneously one or more cigarettes may be automatically ejected therefrom.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive and illustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of the invention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed including modifications without departing from the general scope herein indicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A covering device for cigarette cartons, comprising a wire frame member having legs insertable between the inner and outer paper layers of the carton, a plate attached to the frame member, a casing adapted to receive the carton and the member, a cover pivotally connected to the casing, resilient means normally urging the cover to an open position, a tongue on the plate engaging the cover to hold the latter closed, a spring attached to the bottom of the casing and adapted to engage the bottom of a carton contained therein, and a lug projecting upwardly from the bottom of the casing to eject a cigarette from the carton as the latter is moved downwardly.

2. In combination with a carton of cigarettes, said carton having an aperture in its bottom, a casing housing the carton, a spring in the bottom of the casing bearing against the bottom of the carton, and a lug projecting from the bottom of the casing through the aperture in the carton to eject a cigarette from the carton as the latter is moved downwardy rettes, said carton having an aperture in its bottom, a casing, resilient means in the casing normally urging the carton upwardly, a lug in the casing projecting upwardly through the aperture in the carton to eject a cigarette from the. carton as the latter is moved downward, a cover for the carton, and means to raise the cover simultaneously with the ejecting of a cigarette.

3. In combination with a carton of ciga- 4. In combination with a carton for cigarettes, a device comprising aframe insertable in the carton to maintain the shape of the latter, a plate fixed to the frame, a casing,

a cover pivotally mounted on the casing, means to normally hold the cover open, and means on the plate to hold the cover closed, resilient means in the casin bearing against the bottom of the carton, and a lug projecting from the bottom of the casing upwardly through an aperture in the bottom of the carton to eject a cigarette from the carton as the latter is moved downwardly.

5. In combination with a carton of cigarettes, said carton having an aperture in its bottom, an open ended inner casing in which the carton is carried, said casing having an aperture coinciding with the aperture in the carton, an outer casing receiving the inner casing, resilient means in the outer casing bearing against the bottom of the inner casing, and a lug projecting upwardly from the V outer casing through the apertures.

6. In combination with a carton of cigarettes, a wire frame member inserted in the carton, a spring controlled cover for the member adapted to be released by squeezing the latter, an inner casing in which the carton is carried, said casing having an aperture in its bottom, an outer casing receiving the inner casing, said outer casing having apertures in its sides, said inner casing having protuber .15 ances from the sides adapted to enter the apertures in the outer casing, resilient means in the outer casing bearing against the bottom of the inner casing, and a lug in the outer casing projecting upwardly through the aperture in the inner casing.

7. In an article carrying device, an outer casing, a member slidably mounted in the casing, a cover hinged to the member, means for normally holding the cover open when the member is in a loweredposition, and resilient means in the casing to maintain the member in a raised position.

8. In an article carrying device, an outer member, an inner member slidably mounted in the outer member, a normally open cover hinged to one of the members, resilient means normally maintaining the inner member in a raised position, and means on the inner member to maintain the cover closed when the inner member is in a raised position.

9. In an article carrying device, a pair of members, one of said members arranged to telescope within the other, spring means interposed between said members, a cover hinged to one of the members, and means actuated by telescoping action of the members against the tension of the spring to raise the cover and expose an article carried by the device.

10. In an article carrying device, a pair of members arranged to telescope one within the other, resilient means interposed between said members, a cover carried by one of the members, means carried by one of said members for ejecting an article from the device,

' 5 and means actuated by telescoping action of the members against the action of the resilient means to raise the cover and simultaneously eject the article.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

JOHN HOL'TZMAN. 

